text_original: Icono  The deliverance of Constantinople was immediately edkt, C 726 followed by the outbreak of the Iconoclastic controversy. THE ICONOCLASTIC EMPERORS 137 Phis great contest, which was destined to cause the final everance between Eastern and Western Europe, and o prepare the way for the establishment of a "Western Empire, was the outcome of an edict issued by Leo in 26 ordering the removal of pictures and images from the hurches.
text_transcription: THE DELIVERANCE OF CONSTANTINOPLE WAS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY THE OUTBREAK OF THE ICONOCLASTIC CONTROVERSY THE GREAT CONTEST WHICH WAS DESTINED TO CAUSE THE FINAL SEVERANCE BETWEEN EASTERN AND WESTERN EUROPE AND SO PREPARE THE WAY FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A WESTERN EMPIRE WAS THE OUTCOME OF AN EDICT ISSUED BY LEO IN SEVENTY SIX ORDERING THE REMOVAL OF PICTURES AND IMAGES FROM THE CHURCHES
phonemes: aɪkˈoʊnoʊ ðə dᵻlˈɪvɚɹəns ʌv kˌɑːnstɐntɪnˈoʊpəl wʌz ɪmˈiːdɪətli ˈɛdkt, sˈiː sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɪks fˈɑːloʊd baɪ ðɪ ˈaʊtbɹeɪk ʌvðɪ ˌaɪkənəklˈæstɪk kˈɑːntɹəvˌɜːsi. ðɪ ˌaɪkənəklˈæstɪk ˈɛmpɚɹɚz wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən fˈaɪz ɡɹˈeɪt kˈɑːntɛst, wˌɪtʃ wʌz dˈɛstɪnd tə kˈɔːz ðə fˈaɪnəl ˈɛvɚɹəns bᵻtwˌiːn ˈiːstɚn ænd wˈɛstɚn jˈʊɹɹəp, ænd ˈoʊ pɹɪpˈɛɹ ðə wˈeɪ fɚðɪ ɪstˈæblɪʃmənt əvə "wˈɛstɚn ˈɛmpaɪɚ, wʌzðɪ ˈaʊtkʌm əvən ˈiːdɪkt ˈɪʃuːd baɪ lˈiːoʊ ɪn twˈɛnti sˈɪks ˈɔːɹdɚɹɪŋ ðə ɹᵻmˈuːvəl ʌv pˈɪktʃɚz ænd ˈɪmɪdʒᵻz fɹʌmðə hˈɜːtʃᵻz.